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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who mentions David leaving home?
(a) David.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Luke.

2. How much was the offering for the pastor's trip to Philadelphia?
(a) $41.87.
(b) $45.93
(c) $39.04
(d) $36.62

3. What hope did Luke reveal to David during Act II?
(a) That they would travel together.
(b) That they would live together again.
(c) That Luke would have grandchildren.
(d) That they would play music together.

4. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) David's brother.
(b) Baby daughter.
(c) A pastor friend.
(d) Margaret's mother.

5. What concern does Sister Sally bring up to the others during Act II?
(a) Why they can't move to a better building.
(b) Why David hasn't been in church.
(c) Why they had to pay so much for a window.
(d) Why the pastor hadn't visited a sick parishoner.

6. What is the first thing that Margaret says in Act II?
(a) Praise the Lord, children.
(b) How is Luke doing?
(c) Hello, everyone.
(d) Where's David?

7. What instrument did Luke make a living playing?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Piano.
(d) Trumpet.

8. Why didn't David know much about his father's musical career?
(a) David didn't have a phonograph to listen to his records.
(b) David thought his father was dead.
(c) David thought his father was in jail.
(d) David didn't know his father was a musician.

9. Who says, "The whole world just get to be a great big empty basin"?
(a) Luke.
(b) Brother Boxer.
(c) David.
(d) Sister Boxer.

10. What does Luke remove from his pajama pocket in Act II?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Money.
(c) A mouthpiece.
(d) A handkerchief.

11. According to Luke, when did Margaret "find the Lord"?
(a) After David was born.
(b) After her wedding to Luke.
(c) After having a stillborn child.
(d) After she kicked him out of the house.

12. Who says, "The way that box is going, you wouldn't of hear the Holy Ghost come in"?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Odessa.

13. What is on the record album that David is playing?
(a) David playing piano.
(b) Luke playing trumpet.
(c) Dizzy Gillespie.
(d) Luke playing trombone.

14. What does Margaret accuse David and Luke of in Act II?
(a) Luke leading David away from the Word.
(b) David leading Luke away from the Word.
(c) Sinning by playing music.
(d) Sinning by not going to church.

15. Who defends Margaret to the others in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) David.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Sister Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "he dying in his sins" during Act II?

2. Who says, "You play piano like I dreamed you would" to David in Act II?

3. In Act II, Brother Boxer insinuates that the congregation paid for what household item?

4. In Act II Sister Boxer and Margaret argue about the difference between having trumpets and drums in church and what?

5. Who leaves to look for David in Act II?

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